My NH68 presently has (looking from the back to the front of the baler) one spring loaded hay dog on the center bottom of the bale chamber, two spring loaded hay dogs in the top of the bale chamber - one centered and the other to the right/knife side of the plunger. There is a fixed hay stop (wedged shaped) on the bottom of the bale chamber - right/knife side and there are 4 vertical (wedge shaped) hay stops, 2 per side of the bale chamber. All of this squares with the parts diagrams.
What is missing is 2 smaller hay stops (wedge shaped) at the top of the bale chamber.
Even though the parts list shows all of these items, I'm not sure they were necessarily standard. Reason I say that is due to the missing smaller hay stops and at least 2 of the vertical hay stops have a Sperry NH tag/logo on the back side of them (I removed them to get the plunger out). OTOH, could be some were removed and others replaced.
I think I read that the JD348 has more wedges standard than the JD328 - even though they make the same bale size.
Looking at a New Holland brochure of a new BC model type square baler, there are 6 spring loaded hay dogs, 3 on top and 3 on the bottom of the bale chamber.
The impression I get is more wedges, hay stops and hay dogs, the better.
Question is - is this true?
Other than keeping the hay from springing back towards the plunger after a charge stroke, what is the purpose of less vs more hay stops, dogs and wedges?
BTW, in the box of parts I got today, was a new hay stop for the bottom as the one in the baler is quite worn down and also in the box was 2 smaller hay stops for the top of the bale chamber that are presently missing.
Hope to be making bricks with this baler sooner than later!
Thanks,
Bill
What is missing is 2 smaller hay stops (wedge shaped) at the top of the bale chamber.
Even though the parts list shows all of these items, I'm not sure they were necessarily standard. Reason I say that is due to the missing smaller hay stops and at least 2 of the vertical hay stops have a Sperry NH tag/logo on the back side of them (I removed them to get the plunger out). OTOH, could be some were removed and others replaced.
I think I read that the JD348 has more wedges standard than the JD328 - even though they make the same bale size.
Looking at a New Holland brochure of a new BC model type square baler, there are 6 spring loaded hay dogs, 3 on top and 3 on the bottom of the bale chamber.
The impression I get is more wedges, hay stops and hay dogs, the better.
Question is - is this true?
Other than keeping the hay from springing back towards the plunger after a charge stroke, what is the purpose of less vs more hay stops, dogs and wedges?
BTW, in the box of parts I got today, was a new hay stop for the bottom as the one in the baler is quite worn down and also in the box was 2 smaller hay stops for the top of the bale chamber that are presently missing.
Hope to be making bricks with this baler sooner than later!
Thanks,
Bill